It is becoming clearer that both falana and shoyika are no more social
critics both clear APC card carriers, how can you tell me that a Gov.
that lost election in all the local government in a state is a mystery,
what mystery about it, the people dont feel his presence, he is the
governor for just the elits in the state, people like soyinka and Falana
are now cancer to nigeria development, this same group of people are
the once promoting Amaechi of river state for him bad leadership. The nobel prize is given to those who will protect western interest in this side of the world or how many time have we hear those europian or american that win this award talk like this bigot call soyinka.. I cry
for Nigeria when I hear or see the talk!!

Challenged which election results? Go and seat down and wait for another 4 years. All this criminal judges you are masquerading can never give you that mandate you are looking for through the back door. Only the peoples of Ekiti state can give you their mandate and NOT a Criminal and corrupted Judge.

The crescent

prince, kindly be informed that the election resluts was not challecged rather his eligibility to contest for elective post having be found guity of corrupt practices which led to his impeachment.let me also remind you that the same ‘criminal and corrupted judges’ will be needed to sworn-in the thug-elect fayose
…

George

WOLE SOYINKA never wake up to reality that their channel for looting has come to an end so its a mystery to him and his ineffectual group.

Thank God Falana and this white goat head is not only Yoruba we have

Uju

The man keeps embarrassing us a lot.

aiyekooto

Enu e le wa yen, oro ologbon ko se danu. It will manifest soon and it will be crystal clear that FAYOSE is an error. Y

Tamedo1

Isn’t it already clear that Ekiti is back to Pharaoh’s land? An allegation that a judge was molested by people led by Fayose is a reenactment of the mass barbaric acts that went on when Fayose was the governor before his impeachment.

omoniger1

Calling Soyinka and Falana bigot shows you are a big fooool. And fool is always a fool no matter their age.How can a right thinking people from decent society prefer a street boy (Fayose) to a decent person.We all shall see what Ekiti state is going to look like in the next four years.

Fausiyu Ayinde

Are you now saying because is a Nobel Lauret ,when he sees red he should call it pink ?This is what stomach infrastructure syndrome has turn my people to

Maria

“how can you tell me that a Gov. that lost election in all the local government in a state is a mystery”…That’s why it is a mystery… it is not possible for a sitting governor to loose election in all local government including his own… the results were not what was announced… it was PDP script. Every right thinking person knows this… how would you have explained if this happened the other way around?

Greg Osokoto

I fear you o as you fit see the talk wey person talk.

Chikezie Mpamugo

I think you must be a tout for calling Soyinka and Falana a bigot, The would have been supper rich like those political criminals who masquerade as leaders. All they need to do is praise the government of the day to high heaven, then they will be given their slot {appointment} at the expense of the masses.My heart bleed when people like you talks.

The crescent

let me quickly remind you and likes that during the second term of olagunsoye oyinloa in Osun he won the election in all the local govts but what happening in his 3rd year? the truth was unravelled: the election was rigged hence the rightful winner took over the reign of govt in Osun.

kole

the jide awe was defeated in his polling unit,so u have no say

saddy ash

To Mr. Martin Udoh’s comment of “voting your conscience”. Your analysis is well taken. However inducement with money or food (bag of rice etc) and voting your conscience may not necessarily be mutually exclusive. In other words a voter’s conscience may be temporarily manipulated because of immediate benefit and the promise of such even when votes are cast in secrecy.(stomach becomes conscience).
This is why I personally believe a society should develop together so we can all elevate what influences our thoughts and our votes. However we slice this, we have become servants to our choice in Ekiti and as we mature as a people maybe this concept (voting for what we perceive as best) will be a good thing.

This is pathetic. This insinuation is despicable and highly insensitive to the Ekiti people’s intellectual and mental capacity. I just hope that you’re not suggesting that Ekiti people, my people, are incapable of making the right judgement just because of rice gifts. Well, for your information, APC distributed numerous bags of rice and still lost woefully. As a matter of fact, after the election in Ekiti, APC had to ship many Fayemi’s leftover bags of rice to Osun State to help augment Aregbesola’s rice supply. Shall we then say that the Osun people voted their stomach to elect Aregbesola?

Martins Udoh

There is no election that is 100% clean even in advanced countries and democracies but the percentage of infractions is always very insignificant!!… Losers are always crying foul while the winner upholds the election as free, fair and credible… Besides talking strictly rigging or abusing electoral process all parties in the contest are guilty it depends who outdo the other, a typical case of the survival of the fittest!! Having said this it beats me how some public commentators insult the intelligent and mentality of voters when the alleged pecuniary inducement of voters changing the direction of election results!!! Are the implying that voters have no mind of their own, that financial inducement can influence and work against the conscience of voters to vote against their conscience in a secret ballot system that has no CCTV to monitor the voters?? Im of the strong conviction that if voters are convinced of the credibility and pedigree of a candidate, no amount of inducement can influence their vote during actual exercise as long as its secret ballot. I give credit and respect voters decision even though they collect the money or whatsoever stomach infrastructure that they vote as their conscience direct. PDP won Ekiti, its a mystery. APC won Osun even with alleged militarization of the process, it was free, fair and credible!!! Is this the first time a sitting elected political office holder is voted out. The decision of the electorates should be respected without imputation of extraneous consideration as a new one is being introduced – “mystery” losing an election or conversely “mystery” of winning or was it just talk to please the audience, to justify the appearance/speakers fee paid? The Nobel Laureate is to noble to allow himself top pull into this election debacle……. It’s beat me that an educated and public figure of WS status will join this overused path of insulting the electorates of selling their conscience and votes for filthy lucre. Does it mean voters have no freedom of choice in a secret balloting system even where pecuniary inducement has been offered and accepted? Is that why the Governor of Osun State hurriedly paid arrears of salaries owed to doctors and teachers when
he took the electorates for granted because of assumed strength of APC in the South West until Ekiti happened?? Nigerians are more enlightened than some of us give them credit for. Collect the inducement from any or all the candidates BUT vote candidate of your choice…

The Speaker of the House Representatives want to eats his cake and have it. He is officially a card carrying member of the PDP but he is openly hobnobbing with APC because he does not want to lose his exalted seat as the Speaker. Is this honorable for a person aspiring to contest the Presidency as its being peddled?? Its all about personal interest and self preservation first. If he really wants to contest the Presidency under APC the honorable thing is to decamp. It is the risk he has to take in the over all interest of Nigerians IF he is truly a servant leader. He is too visible to be playing this hide and seek game, this Russian Roulette. He is neither in PDP nor APC. It is high time he decides. As an Honorable in the hallow chamber of the National Assembly, he should do the most honorable thing and put a lid on his obvious anti party activities….

Imole

Who do you want them to promote an inept, clueless Jonathan or a gangster like Fayose. Mind you this people (Falana, Soyinka) are tested and trusted over the years, they are not known to side with people for a political gain or what have you. Fayemi performed but that is democracy ( Awon ekiti lo kanju u), we just have to abide by the people’s choice. It is saddening….

Martins Udoh

“….we just have to abide by the people’s choice…” YES this my point… Stop the imputation of pecuniary influence as if the voters have no choice…. I dont like being drawn to this bandwagon tag of “clueless” that every Tom and Harry buy into without personal analysis and conviction of how “clueless” GEJ is. Its a propaganda that has gain momentum and assumed a life of its own that even motor park touts are convinced that it is part of GEJ’s names!!! ….. But one thing is certain I cannot be part of denigration of the Sovereignty of this Nation represented by the President. The ballot box is there to express my dissatisfaction…..

Imole

If you read well in between the lines the sanctity of the voter’s choice is not contestable by my submission, but that does not stop us “motor park touts” including Soyinka and Falana with a clear sight of how things are done elsewhere to hear our views. Why is it so hard for the so called “learned” like you to discern with simple analysis. This man is a non-performer simple!. He must be booted out so that the country can move forward. Secondly what has the sovereignty of this nation has to do with a clueless leader. I suppose that is a mix-up in your taught process. Much as I respect everybody views, a large and sizable percentage of Nigerians: the innumerable jobless youth, the elderly, men and women knows that Jonathan does not deserve a term not to talk of a second term. In conclusion I do agree with you that the ballot box is our main tool come 2015 and we shall use it judiciously.

Abija

How clear is your sight about how things are done?

Abija

How clear is your sight about how things are done?

Martins Udoh

My friend you are just making generalized statement without substance occasioned by orchestrated campaign of “non-performer”; “clueless” “incompetent” and all other bandwagon catch phrases that Im sure you CANNOT even “discern with simple analysis” because nobody among your cacophony of voices has ever taken time to explain to an uninformed like me how ‘Non-performing’, ‘clueless’ ‘incompetent’ President Jonathan is. I challenge you, Mr. Imole, on this forum to analysis with personal conviction and verifiable facts how the President deserves all these names and tags PLEASE without insult of course that you and your ilk are prone to. Then I will take you on one-one and by point by point. You are the accuser, the onus is on you to prove your assertions.

aiyekooto

The candidacy of Fayose has thrown up a big question on the integrity of PDP and the desperate drive to remain in power by GEJ through the thugs in the SW otherwise a state like Ekiti can proudly present more than a thousand credible candidates for the governorship election Why the disruption of the court judgement? JANDUKU TI DE, EKITI MA DARU.

Abija

But when this JANDUKU was fighting for Fayemi to be elected, you all loved him and rallied round him. Is this hypocrisy?

Martins Udoh

The candidacy of Fayose was the choice of PDP. However it was left for the electorate to either reject or accept the candidature of Fayose, but unfortunately for you the voters thought otherwise and elected Fayose. It is not the noise makers on public forum such as this that votes. Its the grass root people, who feels the pulse, the impact, the connection or disconnect with governance that votes!!! I guess you known what I’m talking about. Good day

proudly EKITI

Mind you, Falana has been. Tested but not trusted in Ekitit even in his town in Ilawe. It has been the usual tactic of APC to tarnish the image of those percieved to be against them. As a matter of fact, APCs and Fayemi gave out gifts more than Fayose did but when Ekiti is not interested in someone again even if he gave them millions of dollars they prefer to go for someone who will give them just 1k. In conclusion all our politician are bird of the same feather e.g fraud detected during Fayose administration was 1.2 billion naira while Fayemi the out going governor was just over 20 billion naira

proudly EKITI

Mind you, Falana has been. Tested but not trusted in Ekitit even in his town in Ilawe. It has been the usual tactic of APC to tarnish the image of those percieved to be against them. As a matter of fact, APCs and Fayemi gave out gifts more than Fayose did but when Ekiti is not interested in someone again even if he gave them millions of dollars they prefer to go for someone who will give them just 1k. In conclusion all our politician are bird of the same feather e.g fraud detected during Fayose administration was 1.2 billion naira while Fayemi the out going governor was just over 20 billion naira

Abija

Stop the lies. Don’t force us to expose them. They are APC contractors too. But that should not be a crime. Stop the lies.

Abija

Stop the lies. Don’t force us to expose them. They are APC contractors too. But that should not be a crime. Stop the lies.

Martins Udoh

A beg enough with this armchair and perpetual critics to justify their relevance and with morbid fear of being identified with government in power otherwise they will be accused of selling out – you know with them (opposition) you are a hero but otherwise you are a sell out. So the catch is go with flow of opposition and be relevant, the man of the people. When Fayose was supporting Fayemi, he was the best to happen to Ekiti but now that the table has turn, he is a thug!!! Same treatment has been applied to Femi Fani Kayode. When he was with APC, he was celebrated, now he is dishonorable!!! You see what I mean… Has Falana ever hold public office to know what it entails to oversee diverse people and interests and balance all stakeholders interests equitably? With due respect to Soyinka he was appointed to head Federal Road Safety some years back, what did he achieve? What did he do? Instead he resign and prefer to remain perpetual ctitics of any government in power because that is his source survival, sustain his relevance. So tell me how the duo have been tested over the years? As for being trusted, please spare me!!!

Okey

An office Tambuwal showed disdained and utter disrespect, he, Tambuwal, is seeking to ccupy by attending every occasion – naming ceremonies, house warming, weddings, rap music launchings, etc. He wants to be in that office and expect to earn our respect. Please let Tambuwal step forward.

abiodun johnson

A bag of rice did the wonder Prof Soyinka, just a single bag of rice for the long throats.

Martins Udoh

Please dont insults voters. Can a bag of rice influence you to vote against your conscience??? Stop this expired line!!!!

Busanic

Why not, if you’re hungry a bag of rice can do anything! LOL…what part of that is not common sense?

Martins Udoh

Hmmmm…. if you can sell your conscience so cheap that is your forte then be ready to reap the whirlwind!!!!

abiodun johnson

Well. it influenced Ekiti people.
Also, this line will never expire, not for another 4 years!
I will keep reminding Ekiti people their crimes against themselves.

aiyekooto

Nobody insults anybody, you can mortgage your life and that of the un born generation for nothing but selfish end. Keep it up, we shall see where we all end it.

Abija

But we all saw the pictures of Fayemi/s rice distributed. Fayose also distributed rice. The two parties are guilty of that.

kenny

How many bags of rice did you receive? Are you better than the people that came out to vote. When people can’t afford to feed themselves talk less of sending their children to school, what do you expect? What has building government house got to do with the masses?

abiodun johnson

Me? God forbid I sell my future for a bag of rice. I’m from Ogun State, not Ekiti.

proudly EKITI

Then stop pokenosing in the affairs of Ekiti cos you don’t even know anything close to Ekiti politics

kenny

And so what? If you are from Ogun state nko, does that make you better than the people of Ekiti States who have genuinely made their choice? whether that choice is right or wrong is for them to decide and that is the reason why they will have the opportunity to make a new choice in 4 years’ time. It is wrong for anybody to be insulting them if the election was not rigged.

fatusin

You are not particularly right Sir, Psalm 35 above have explained the mystery.

This is pathetic. This insinuation is despicable and highly insensitive to the Ekiti people’s intellectual and mental capacity. I just hope that you’re not suggesting that Ekiti people, my people, are incapable of making the right judgement just because of rice gifts. Well, for your information, APC distributed numerous bags of rice and still lost woefully. As a matter of fact, after the election in Ekiti, APC had to ship many Fayemi’s leftover bags of rice to Osun State to help augment Aregbesola’s rice supply. Shall we then say that the Osun people voted their stomach to elect Aregbesola?

Psalm 35

There is no mystery at all, Fayemi did relatively well as Governor, his policies impacted more on socio-economic infrastructure especially as can be seen from the projects he continues to commission in the last few weeks; hence his projects to a large extent impacted more on the upper and middle class. Sadly these same people that benefited largely from Fayemi are known not to bother to come out, stand, wait and vote, they prefer to vote with their mouths and hands on the pages of news papers and online blogs which obviously does not win elections. That leaves the lower class who prefer ‘stomach infrastructure’ and who trooped out in their majority to cast their votes for Fayose who strategically re-engineered their stomachs. It is on record that out of 100% registered voters in Ekiti, only 35% came out and casted their votes; majority of them were the masses

tony

I concur with you on that; “the apathy of the elite and the educated to elections will be the doom of proper governance and development”

Fausiyu Ayinde

In the so called developed Nations they don’t place too much emphasy on how many books you read go and check the educational attainment of their rulers .what is important to them are,accountability,loyalty to people,empathetic programmes for the people and so on

Okoko

I wonder o! If being a Ph.D is the criteria for leadership, our constitution would have stated so. What we need is someone that will deliver.

Niceman

You are bias. Ekiti and Osun are in the same terrain. Who voted more for Ogbeni? Go to Osun and see development.

seyiola

That was a brilliant and thoughtful comment. Your analysis illustrates one of the differences between voters in advanced democracy and developing countries like Nigeria. It must however be added that while PDP is a disaster for our democracy, the opposition has not demonstrated the difference between them and PDP in terms of transparency, accountability and adherence to democratic norms.
Thanks for your comment.

ADEBAYO

i’m with you ….

Tamedo1

I am not sure it illustrates differences between voters in advanced democracy like UK and developing countries like Nigeria. Please are you able to back that up?

Fausiyu Ayinde

Then where do I sway my bottom?

Niceman

Mr. Ayinde, that is indeed the question oh my brother, where do we cast our lot. Who is better? who is the right choice? may God help Nija oooo

ty

The answer to your question is not far fetched. There’s a proverb that says; “the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know”. That, will to an extent, help you decide.

ty

The answer to your question is not far fetched. There’s a proverb that says; “the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know”.

Ifiok Sampson

This line in your comment did it for me: “It must however be added that while PDP is a disaster for our democracy, the opposition has not demonstrated the difference between them and PDP in terms of transparency, accountability and adherence to democratic norms”. Exactly my grudge with the APC! They are yet to demonstrate to us the CHANGE mantra that they so bandy about.

Ayelala

If you cannot see a difference ,then you are lost.

alhajitintomato

Difference between voters in advanced democracy and developing countries

Really? How does one draw this inference. Are there no mystifying election results in so called advanced democracies or do they not suffer low voter turnouts ?

fatusin

I’m not particularly religious, but you have explained the mystery our Honored Soyinka is talking about. The elites who are always apparently favored by APC government in any state, only vote with their mouths and not with their voter’s cards. These group of people only manages to register in case it may be asked for where they want to go and get contract. On election day, they locked themselves indoor awaiting results.
APC government(s) are always for the elites. They only masquerades as followers of Awolowo by wearing the Awolowo trade mark cap.

trulynigerian

WONDER HOW MAKING ROADS IS NOW ELITIST? OR WHATEVER YOU THINK THE APC ARE DOING THAT ARE ELITIST. PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME

Niceman

Mr trulynigeria, go to ekiti and tell me how many road(s) Fayemi constructed.

trulynigerian

Are you from ekiti? plus my point is what makes APC elitist and PDP none elitist. How would Nigeria go from where we are now? abi it is now grammar that makes APC elitist.

Niceman

In fact some of them are bigger thieves than the so call PDP who steal openly. They take elephant for every rat given. God help Nija

papred06

But these are the same allegations leveled against the PDP:)) :))

Ajayi Ifayemi

Labels, labels, labels!!! What I saw in Lagos does not look elitist to me. Yes, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Lekki etc, continue to look better. However, they have always looked good. It would have been a disaster if what is good is allowed to decay in order not to be elitist. The truth however, is that other areas of Lagos are also much better. Personally, I do not think the special lanes for transport buses in Lagos is elitist. Asking people not to trade on the side of the road to prevent all the accidental deaths do not look elitist to me. Building all those pedestrian crossings, that people still refuse to use do not look elitist to me. What is happening is that our people are falling into the traps of those who do not have their interests at heart. These people abound in both of the major parties, but clearly the labels are meant to favor one over the other.

Ayelala

That is orderliness.
Orderliness like cleanliness is next to Godliness.
Nothing elitist about it.
Anyone who cannot put or shape up should ship out.

Chiemele

Distributing free bags of rice to voters before Election Day is not an economic policy, it’s bribery. The cost will be recouped of course plus profit from the State treasury. So when the eaters of rice demand transparency and anti corruption the answer is there – in their stomach or passed out as poo pooh.

Continue to fool yourself about “stomach infrastructure” metaphor while the truth is that Ekiti people are more democratic and wiser than to be fooled by mere propaganda before, during and even after an election. My people know better than to elect a back-door Governor that took over the entire LGs illegally making null the mandate of the people; a governor that took all the state’s contracts to Lagos godfathers leaving the people in the mystery of irony, cannot win an election in Ekiti. Definitely, a governor that took instructions from Lagos cannot hope to win any election in Ekiti. Ekiti’s roads are no longer naturally tarred (i.e. paved). We no better now.

Tamedo1

For the purpose of this discussion, let us assume that everything you said about Fayemi is correct, I will question the assertion that Ekiti people know better now. The reason is, even is Fayemi was not accepted by them due to what you stated above, why would wise citizens vote for Fayose judging by his antecedents? His regime was characterised with more civil killings compare to any governance since 1999, he created a poultry that the fowl does not excrete, he is a suspect on the case of Ayo Daramola just to name a few…….So if Ekiti people knows better now, why would they not consider another candidate since it was not just Fayemi and Fayose that contested? Since he has been the governor elect, Ekiti have started feeling the insecurity that comes with PDP candidate like Fayose, a judge was molested. If the judiciary can be molested then we can just declare Ekiti a dysfunctional jungle, because even in a proper jungle there is still law and order to certain extent.

Omo West

You have no moral right to question the will of the people in Ekiti, its sacrosanct. Whatever faults discovered is secondary, thank you.
To ask, how many of our elites voted in that election? And in fact you yourself, did you vote unless you are not from Ekiti? Remember, bit of this and that makes the winning votes you know. The judges and the civil servants- the E-11, Students’ bloggers, unemployed graduates that lamented the election woes, ask them whether they voted or not.
In fact Prof Soyinka may not have voted, because he could have been away on conference to this and that- outside or inside but far away to cast his vote. So the Dilemma !

Tamedo1

My comment never questioned the will of the people, my comment is to ascertain GegeAlosi’s assertion that Ekiti people knows better. I respect that assertion but queried it based on issues I raised. Having a will and believing in your will does not mean you know better. Please can you confirm where in my comment I questioned the will of the people of Ekiti?

Omo West

Must have mistaken then, my apologies

Greg Osokoto

LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP!!!

Tamedo1

Apologies accepted, we all make mistakes 🙂

Greg Osokoto

Much respect for you sey you accept im mistake and you realize sey we all make mistakes. I hope sey everybody fit dey MATURED like the way you exhibited.

Dan-Lagos

Omo West and Tamedo1… matured and intellectual in their argument. I loved u guys!

PolyGon2013

Ekiti know better than the outsider on why they voted for Fayose. So, the person who stated that Ekiti people know better was right!

Tamedo1

Knows better in this context was saying they are wiser voting for a man with loads of criminal allegations. So if you think that they are wiser by voting for a person like that then we might redefine wise.

PolyGon2013

You do not need to redefine “wise”. It is called choices in a democracy. People should just stop bending out of shape for Ekiti choices. Let us wait and see. People know that Fayemi did some things, but whatever they are may not have qualified him for re-election.

Fausiyu Ayinde

I am greatly confused.where do I sway my bottom

Omo West

Brother that’s the fact, we don’t register, we don’t vote yet we keep crying foul at the election results, what impact did we as elites apply to improve on our civic responsibility which include voting and to be voted for?.
Prof this and that will not be around on election day, but all wanted innocent market women to decide for them and they (market women) had done it the way they understood in Ekiti, so where is the mystery by Prof Soyinka?
In 1999, Adebayo Faleti and myself were right in the sun accrediting our voters cards, in fact elites presence can change lot of things.

Kayode

Sir, let me first of all state that I am not a fan of fayose, neither i am a fan of Fayemi, but the decision to dump Fayemi is clear and loud. i was present in Ado when Fayemi was returning from Ilorin after the judgement that put him in control and I could see enthusiasm on the face of the people. But what do you have today? A government disconnected from his people. From where will he get his votes? Fayose definitely is not a better alternative but the people remember him for prompt payment of their salaries and their promotion when due. I will advise people to respect the will and wish of the Ekitis and forget this stomach infraxtructure they talk about.

Tamedo1

With the greatest of respect how does my comment disrespect the will of Ekiti people? Was it wrong to question the assertion that Ekiti people now know better?

Kayode

No, not at all. It is not wrong to seek understanding of why they chose a certain person but definitely it is not respecting them to ‘question’ their choice since it is their right which they exercise. the choice of whom you live with is yours and I can only respect your choice by letting you be. Thanks for the clarification you sought, I appreciate you. You need to hear and read what peoplpe say about Ekiti and you can only wonder whether democracy still permits people to make a choice. Whether the choice is right or wrong is another story entirely.

Tamedo1

I am not questioning their choice, where in my comment did I questioned their choice? I questioned an assertion that based on that choice they now know better. For instance if a society believes in cutting of hands of a criminal, I will respect that and abide by it, but does that mean they are wiser?

john

Don’t flog this issue too much. The ekiti people as someone said know better. Another commentator said the elites & the middle class only vote on pages of newspapers. The rest who are connected to fayose and have understaning of his policies voted him in at the polling booths.

Sir Tony

Thank you Kayode, people just come out to the national dailies and talk about what they know nothing about. The fact that you make a false statement several times doesn’t make the statement to become true. This so called stomach infrastructure that they are flaunting about, did Fayemi and his wife not do the same thing? The truth is the Ekiti people rejected Fayemi for specific reasons which are not related to their so called stomach infrastructure.

Martins Udoh

Exactly!!! and stop insulting their intelligence and denigrating their integrity. Not just in Ekiti but nationwide until proven otherwise that the election was manipulated to favour a particular candidate!!!

hassan

thanks, kayode,people of ekiti has tested fayose and fayemi,for four four years each,so they go for the best,as an incubent ekiti people rejected fayemi,as people of oyo rejected akala incubent in 2011 election,as for stomach infrastructure,both of them shared money and other items,uhuru kenyata president of kenya has case before icc,he contested for presidential election and won,so let leave sentiment apart,fayose will contiues his case with efcc and others, and the killer of funso williams in lagos will never know peace

Engr Ola

Maybe there is nothing in Kenyan’s constitution that bare anyone with a case before icc to contest. In Nigeria, a section of our constitution says you cannot contest for a governorship post if you were impeached until after 10 years. If the means is wrong, the end is immaterial! Please let’s respect our constitution.

Ayelala

The people.
So government is for only civil servants abi.
How much exactly is ekiti contributing to the national purse,from where the money is coming from.
Iya yin se bere ni.
Na hands up una still dey do for soldiers today.
When citizens, even the educated ones amongst them ,cannot identify why and how societies grow/develop, Ekiti is what you get.

don dorobucci

A poultry that the fowl does not excrete….that is funnnyyy !!!!!!!!!!

Niceman

A mini laptop that cannot be seen anywhere in ekiti schools that is more funnnnnnyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

alhajitintomato

So apart from being popular he is technologically innovative and inventive what great guy

Niceman

You are bias, The Judiciary are the problem for this country, their case is the case of who pays the piper dictate the turn. Why can’t they finalize the case before the election, why must they wait till after the election? Maybe they thought they would win. when the tide now turn against them, they want to use the back door. The Yoruba people says “anyone who ties maize around his/her waist becomes a mockery of the chicken.

Tamedo1

How are my biased? That Fayose led thugs to beat a judge? Listen Ekiti people made a choice and it must be respected, but that does not take away the fact that Fayose has a murder allegation of Ayo Daramola on his head. That Fayose was impeached in his first term is a fact. Being biased is denying the fact.

Akiika

Tamedo1, you don’t have to explain yourself…let’s siddon and look! Let’s watch Fayose provide the dividends of democracy, i still can’t imagine sane people hoping this reprobate Fayose has anything good to offer, he had slapped Ekiti people once, now he’s just going to punch them in the groin. Time will tell.

if your claims of giving all the money to his godfathers are true please how come people who visited the state keep pouring encomium in him and how come projects are still been commisioned even till this last days of his government?

Niceman

@aynews the Elistic politics and rush hour thiefry and nothing more.Do you know how much goes into those visits and commissioning! There is God.

lekan

reason before you talk man……we are in 21st century and things must be done in a polite and decent way

lekan

were those road well done and well constructed?if answer is yes,what then is your problems?it is amazing reading from people like you who just talk without adequate reasoning

du bist 9ija

Please tell this bunch of left educated fellow in this forum…why wont it be mystery, after attending lecture for 4 year the student of soyinka and co wrote an exam an fail all the subject including a quation about his house, does that show him as “gute oder scheisse” student…if that is soyinka and falana defination of a serious student good for them…the talk about “stomach infrastructure” and I ask what is the true defination of democracy is it government of the “elit by the elit” or government for the “people by the people” in the so call advance countrie that give this bigot call soyinka his so call Nobel prize a ward they have what the call social system this is simply a way the government reach the people so this bunch of stupid fellow here can call it anything.
The election in EKITI is a pure case of YELLOW ENVELOP BY FAYEMI TO THE ELIT against SOCIAL SYSTEM OF FAYOSE TO THE PEOPLE, and the people carry the day so the ELIT in EKITI are not happy cos the pipe, through which the milk EKITI is going to be block soon!

tos

I DONT THINK SO.

That ekiti election is not REALLY an election? How can someone pool just about 200,000 votes be termed WINNER in a state of 3 million people. Fayose’s vote is even less that what Omisore pooled in Osun and lost. The question should have been, WHY DID ONLY 35% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED. I think INEC should henceforth begin to nullify any election with less that 50% turnout. 35% CAN NEVER BE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 65% THAT BOYCOTTED THE ELECTION???

Victor Jibes

Ekiti election had about 50% turnout of registered voters and Osun state about 51% turnout of registered voters.

Osun is more populated with more LGA. I don’t think you live in Nigeria because if you do, you will know that the number of actual voters is at variance with the number of supposedly registered voters. Voter turnout in every election in Nigeria is usually below 65% of registered voters.

Niceman

My brother your silence simply means consent. If not, what stop you from performing your civic right, in fact you should be arrested for failing to perform a legitimate civic right, lol.

Tamedo1

I get your frustration, which is why in some countries in world operates a compulsory voting system. But we must respect the data on ground, Fayose won except there is a new evidence to the contrary.

Tamedo1

If you experience what a social system is, in countries like UK, Germany, Norway etc you will never use that phrase loosely.

Niceman

God bless you my brother, You have the eyes to see right and not sentimental.

muhammad zuezz

Lol! Congrats! you now have a governor that will be taking orders/instructions from Abuja.

Osiah Chinedu Ojukwu

Plead my course o Lord to those that strives for me…. Psalms 35 exactly, l consent, how many of those project will benefit the masses, the Governor built a sky scrapper as Government House, the big question is how many poor man will be allowed to enter in? they prefer their stomachs, a hungry man is an angry man.

Niceman

Thank you oo, Please help me ask uncle Fayemi, “What is wrong with the old Government house or what as that got to do with the masses” It is just for his (Fayemi) comfort! Stealing by tricks, they are worst.

Engr Ola

I want to tell you that you have not been to ekiti in recent time. I saw the new government house and it’s not any sky scrapper. It is on a mountain and more or less an extension of the old government house. I know ekiti when Oni was ruling and now and the difference is clear. New road is constructed from Fajuyi to Iworoko enroute UNAD with Fajuyi to Adehun fully dualised. Iyin road and Olufunmilayo road that link from Oja Bisi to Irona is also done newly. Irona road is also dualised. Also the road around the market is through Ijigbo is also opened up and make to look better. This is just in the area of road infrastructure. Fayemi also did great in health and education. Teachers were told to write exams in subjects they take and they term that witch-hunting! I hope Ekiti will be contented with stomach infrastructure. Am waiting to see how many home Fayose’s rice will get to. To me, there is nothing elitist in building roads that will open up a state capital for economic activities which will benefit all. To be objective, I think Fayemi has done well compare to the what Ekiti used to be. Let’s wait and see what Fayose will do, but I think he should be more mature to tolerate opposition else he might not complete his tenure again. He should allowed constituted institution to function without interfarence from thugs.

Tamedo1

I like your comment, but worried about the statistics, what is the percentage of non masses in Ekiti? How were masses defined? How were you able to ascertain that the 35% that casted their votes are the masses in a country that lacks proper data?

Olutola

But you ignored the fact that over 20,000 security personnel were mobilised to Ekiti, nearly all leaders of APC were picked up 72hrs – 48hrs before election, majority of their party leaders coming to give support a week to election were barred from entry. After elections, journalist were barred from collation centres except a handful and those previously accredited were not allowed. Shortly after 9.30pm all lights were out and generator stopped, what were they doing inside that darkness? Fayemi did what was right by conceeding if you ever knew what happened during Omoboriowo/Ajasin saga. Unfortunately Owoboriomo is late now I would have asked you to consult him? There are enough evidence that all was not well with the election. You forgot that same Fayose could not even win his ward in 2011 when he presented himself for Senate.

Hakay

Were you there during the 2011 election to really witness what happened then, or you read from the dailies? It was an open secret then that the victory of ACN vs LP that day was bought via the “stomach infrastructure”, as cash was openly given to whoever votes for the ACN man

Peace

I thought the same thing happened in Osun State which APC won?

Okoko

Are you just giving you post election report now? Why didn’t you tell that to Fayemi when he acknowledged the result of the election?

Niceman

Where do you live? Maybe not in this world. The same thing was done in Osun state yet the better candidate won. There is no debating as far as ekiti election is concern, FAYOSE is a better candidate. Period!!

Olutola

But you ignored the fact that over 20,000 security personnel were mobilised to Ekiti, nearly all leaders of APC were picked up 72hrs – 48hrs before election, majority of their party leaders coming to give support a week to election were barred from entry. After elections, journalist were barred from collation centres except a handful and those previously accredited were not allowed. Shortly after 9.30pm all lights were out and generator stopped, what were they doing inside that darkness? Fayemi did what was right by conceeding if you ever knew what happened during Omoboriowo/Ajasin saga. Unfortunately Owoboriomo is late now I would have asked you to consult him? There are enough evidence that all was not well with the election. You forgot that same Fayose could not even win his ward in 2011 when he presented himself for Senate.

Sir Tony

This same Fayemi and his wife gave people cooked rice to eat, is that not also stomach infrastructure like you put it. You need to go to Ekiti and speak with people in the grass root and understand their grievances with Fayemi instead of coming out here to exhibit your ignorance or one sided opinion.

“This government, and I stand to be challenged, did more stomach infrastructure than any government Ekiti has ever had but we did not do it in the manner others would do it.”

“We did not go on the streets and start sharing money. We have no culture of ‘share the money’ but we shared the money on an institutional basis because everybody who got the N5000 in our social security scheme was getting stomach infrastructure. Every young volunteer who was in our youth empowerment scheme earning N10,000 a month for doing environmental work or traffic management and paramedic benefitted. I grew up in this place. I went to school down the road here and I know that I could not for the life of me recall some of the things I see on the streets around me but then that is the dynamism of society. It happens in other places too but as a leader and a politician, I owe a duty to the courage of my conviction. And I will say it a thousand and one times, I will never be part of the game of ‘share the money’ in politics.”

“Whether it produces the kind of result the people want or not, they should count me out on that because I’m in politics to make a fundamental difference, not a tokenistic difference, because it is easy to make a tokenistic difference. I can get the N3 billion that comes into Ekiti every month and take N500,000 out of it to go to Fajuyi Park with the Okada riders and do baba rere, baba ke and share the N500,000, they would say ‘the governor is a free giver’ and then I pocket N1billion and the hapless urchins on the street are celebrating every time I drive past with dispatch riders, sirens and all the superficial attachments that big people have around them in this country.”

tos

ThE election in ekiti is not REALLY an election? How can someone pool just about 200,000 votes be termed WINNER in a state of 3 million people. Fayose’s vote is even less that what Omisore pooled in Osun and lost. The question should have been, WHY DID ONLY 35% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED. I think INEC should henceforth begin to nullify any election with less that 50% turnout. 35% CAN NEVER BE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 65% THAT BOYCOTTED THE ELECTION???

Ajayi olupona

Psalm 35 , you made some sense !

papred06

Good point. But as a non Ekiti man, I want a TV documentary on why/how Fayemi lost the election. It’s still a mystery to me. Maybe, we should ask those who voted PDP.

Adams

Fayemi has fooled himself, family and APC. What has he done? Posterity will judge him and them!!!!!!!!!!!!

Peace man

You are right and another reason which must not be forgotten is the Party itself. DR. Fayemi was not elected under the APC political party and as such, it will be difficult to convince one that his laudable performance is rooted from the APC ideology. We mustn’t forget that some parties can still be unwanted in some states no matter whom they field as their candidate.

Allayes

Prof, why is it a mystery? “Ekiti” and “development” do not go together in the same sentence. There is no mystery. Check out Ekiti’s history and you will learn a thing or two; it is not a recent phenomenon. That history informs us emphatically that if an Awolowo or a Fashola governs Ekiti today, they would have been thrown out well before the end of the first 4 years in office. So, to me, there is no mystery. The only thing that concerns me is that going forward what effect does that have on the quality of candidates that will turn up in future wanting to govern the State?

Sharp Sharp

Cry me a river ! Why don’t you APC revisionist just accept the will of the people and move on ! Ekiti people have—- spoken ovoverwhelmingly in favour of fayose and calling the voters name smacks of infantile delusion lawlessness and a breach of public peace ! Insha Allah be guided righteously

Allayes

Interesting. So anyone that points out anything you do not like belongs to APC. I NEVER go against the will of any group of people once they have decided, because any state or nation deserves the type of government it has. 48 months is a relatively short time. I have always said that I am waiting patiently to see Fayose’s magic. The mere fact that Fayose is in, or in PDP does not negate the precarious situation of the State’s finances. Yet his is coming to govern a people that expected him to be the answer to all their prayers. I have said it before and will say it again, good luck to him governing a very fickle people.

proudly EKITI

Get more information about Ekiti you are just too negative about Ekiti. Ekiti hates inposition, proudness and those who talk less of them. One of the numerous reasons Fayemi was thrown out was because: he sometimes said if Ekiti didn’t vote for him for 2nd term, ghost will vote for him

Allayes

Wow! And that is a reason to throw out a governor? Interesting.

proudly EKITI

Get more information about Ekiti you are just too negative about Ekiti. Ekiti hates inposition, proudness and those who talk less of them. One of the numerous reasons Fayemi was thrown out was because: he sometimes said if Ekiti didn’t vote for him for 2nd term, ghost will vote for him

Abija

Logic upside down.

Allayes

How is that logic upside down?

babalawo

I tot soyinka was neutral, is he now in apc? Person defeat incubent for him papa house u still dey ask yeye question

Busanic

Why should anyone be neutral in the face of the evil empire called PDP? Neutral to what exactly?

babalawo

The word empire best describes ur leader tinubu

Abija

Wole Soyinka seeks to be an umpire. Bola Tinubu is an empire.

Busanic

It is just a much better empire than that dominated by ex-felons, and fugitive drug dealers.

Ceejay

Soyinka has never been neutral. Remember his blind support for Amaechi.

Ayo Cliff

I am amazed by the sheer glorification of this governor’s legacy; not so by the noble laureate, Prof Shoyika whom I respected so much. If commissioning of a state of the art Government House Lodge is seen as a laudable social infrastructure then Nigeria has a long way to go.
For the record Prof, my parents are retired civil servants in the said state and they both depend on the stipends I send to them as your so called action Governor has not paid retirees their hard earned pension in the last three months. Ekiti is a civil service state and the retirees are dying in thousands yet people like you are championing his legacy.

ndifavour

I just hope Soyinka will read your parents story and stop this praises. I think he is sad that his APC friend is gone because no court will save him this time.

aiyekooto

Get the message right, sitting governor after loosing election was not deterred, rather continue with the projects, this is just one of the many commissioning that happened recently, Buhari commissioned another one last week. Please check your record too, this is the first governor in the history of politics in Naija that catered for the Agba ekiti through the payment of monthly stipend. It might not be enough to stop u from looking after your parents. Don;t transfer your responsibility to the state and learn to acknowledge good work.

Abija

This comment of yours is unfair. His parents worked all their lives to save for that pension and a governor is denying them that? And you think that is right? Can you pray that you never profit from your hard work? O ga o! You these APC apologists have thrown reason to the dogs and fairness seems so far from your consciences! How can we rely on APC as a viable alternative to this dangerous PDP at the federal level when you people reason this way?

Ayo Cliff

Aiyekooto, like your name implies you don’t like truth been told, paying 5k to elderly that is not verifiable is your answer to denying pensioners their right. I wonder if you want to grow old with such loud comment.

ShariaHaram

It is now clear that Prof. Wole Soyinkan is an APC card carrying member. It would be better for him to contest an election and stop ranting.

ndifavour

Soyinka cannot even win local election not to talk of national.

OJpo

MY HEADLINES ABOUT THE EKITI ATMOSPHERE unprecedented .( IMMINENT CHANGING OF ADMINISTRATION).
Ekiti people Pastoring the contest (election) between Gov. Fayemi and Mr. Fayose.
Now my message to Ekiti is that they should pay Tribute and appreciate the out going ENERGETIC Gov. for Radicalised the political atmosphere of Ekiti ,A Futuristic, leader and who gave us what we do not deserve in term of development, Peace, and for raising our standard to become one of the NIGERIA FIRST CLASS STATES.
Ekiti should remind our Born again Gov.Elect of his (Vows) like ancient marriage Vows.
BONNY IN BED, BUXOM, BOARD.
And not EXASPERATE US.

Abija

Balderdash!

Arc Boris

Well it is so unfortunate dat he did not make it dey second time. Lesson for other governors like Abia state, Niger state and Benue, Kwara state, River State

Bamidele Fatai I (FIB)

All I know is that no matter how u hide the truth it will eventually show by twilight. All that eclipsed the Ekiti mystery election will be revealed soon by the time God weak the devil and animal in human that ruling this wise men country. Fayemi u ve done ur own bt some inconsistent people that thinking of nt satisfied with ur administration are thinking as if they will also enjoy in the thugs administration. ….can u see where fool still rem fool and for ever . hmmmmm

Olusiji Akindiose

Mystery? Why must it be mysterious for Fayemi to have lost since he came in through a mysterious pronouncement ? The E-11 who wanted to help to scuttle the inauguration of Gov FAYOSE must have laid the foundation for the so called mysterious loss. Did the e-11 vote? They were counting votes on the fake comments on the social media while the masses voted the person who they believed associated over the years with them. Whatever infrastructure -stomach or otherwise, the people remain central in all political endeavours . If really the people’s votes had been wrongly counted or misappropriated massively as the theorist of MYSTERY want all to believe, there would have been spontaneous rejection of the result. However, the MYSTERY THEORY can be tried in the court/tribunal.

As much as I respect, uncle Wole Soyinka, I cannot but disagree with his characterization of Ekiti last gubernatorial election as a mystery. These people still indulge themselves in a false hope that mere propaganda can win an election in this age of ever-present cyber news. Describing Ekiti’s last election as a mystery reveals the highly respected Laureate’s ignorance of modern Ekiti people’s wisdom. The modern Ekiti electorate are no longer the possessors of just the knowledge but also of the electoral wisdom as well. If there is any mystery in Ekiti politics it is the ignorance of these wise men of our time. Well, politics and money, in this part of the world, have a way of ruling the mind of the wise and a way of muting the pains of the poor. Now, if there was any mystery in Ekiti, it was how was it possible for a governor by the way judicial robbery took over the entire LGs governance illegally for 4 years with no effective way to restrain his abuse of naked power. The mystery is how he could ignore the court’s ruling in this regard and yet our wise men still gather together and sing praises of such a governor. The most appalling mystery of it all, is the mystery of social critics of Soyinka’s caliber embracing undemocratic governor in a public arena with such a display of ignorance of the modern Ekiti people’s political wisdom. Sir, gone were the days, during the first Republic, when “Ekiti Roads were naturally tarred (i.e. paved).” Now a days, Ekiti roads are paved by Julius Berger’s Sons and Co. Shikena!

Sunbare

Don’t mind our so called elders; if Lagos is lost too, they will be talking of mystery; go and check all the bad roads everywhere; even the tolled roads are not exempted from potholes. Elitestic government ruled by touts called LASTMA and special taskforce at every junction.May God deliver us all from hypocrisy.

Sunday Njokede

It was clear-cut that PDP rigged that election while APC and voters were sleeping on duty. PDP tried rigging Osun State election as well but the vigilance and hyper vote given to governor Aergbosola superimposed on PDP’s rigging in Osun.

Abija

Baba nla iro!

Sunday Njokede

Ndi nmor wen gbu E ne ndibei!

Great

I see Faye as somebody’s boy, collect from Ekiti purse and gives
greater percentage to Tinubu, Falana, Prof. Wole Soyinka and the socall Lagos
social critics. They are all card carrying members of APC.

If Prof. Wole Soyinka and his associate should tick the APC ticket to test
their popularities.

Sunbare

Ekiti election is lesson learnt for everyone of us;if there is free and fair election, many “mystery” will spring up;you don’t pay salary of staff for months and yet you want their vote. We should not take people for granted; our vote is our voice. Those insulting my people cause of stomach infrastructure should remember, February 2015 is just around the corner. Think before you speak.

Sunny Omoragbon

Has Chief John Oyegun been removed as Chairman of APC, and replaced with Chief Jide Awe? Punch please correct this error!

ogunjobi

Dr Fayemi is not a politician, will not be one he is just playing charitable politics , he can not manipulate, he can not embezzle , a humble gentle, friendly person
A man of deep principle,and passionate,idealist, stood up for his belief ,whether people agreed with him or not, fair decent man,a brilliant Orator,an intellectual person, indomitable figur,Defender of the Ekit state, fearless in corruption, a man with genuine Intentions,unlike Fayose, he was on Trial for corruption charges mis used of Ekiti state resources etc he was not cleared out of all these Allegations and stood for relection.
What a shame, Ekiti state indigenes even my self will pay the price of electing this crook, thug, i never seen Dr Fayemi but i heard, read about him see his Performance fairly good than others
Dr.Eng Ogunjobi

Yorubaronu

No one can explain it. However the people of Ekiti did vote and the result was declared and a very good democrat conceded defeat. Dr Fayemi did show the rest of Nigerians how politics should be played. He had served the sate with uppermost integrity, he had shown love and he will continue to do so with commitment. But for Fayose, he can not be said to be a true representative of the people because a person with such baggage of allegation that bothers on financial criminality has a moral deficit to govern the good people of Ekiti. For now the people have spoken as reflected in the electoral result.

Golden Ajebo

Our elites has sold their conscience for a modicum. How can soyinka decent so low in politics, maybe because the kickback or yellow envelope he normally received from governor fayemi will not accrued to him anymore, falana and soyinka are the main problem of Ekiti people, people with disgruntled mind cave out word to misinform or mislead the masses,who ever might have bring the word stomach infrastructure. Is not sane, the government is sharing our money to the elite ,and fayose remember to give the masses,we are talking trash, if fayemi has done the needful,,yayemi created hunger in Ekiti state,the was using the state fund to enrich. Falana,soyinka and other his godfather in lagos we are talking about corruption in Nigeria while Ekiti under fayemi is the hub center

Ahmad Kehinde

I sincerely feel sorry for the people of Ekiti for voting in Ayo Fayose who is in a revenge mission

Ahmad Kehinde

I sincerely feel sorry for the people of Ekiti for voting in Ayo Fayose who is in a revenge mission

Daniel Dalon80

It is no mystery…the reason he lost is more than clear. When you stupidly use billions of Government funds to build a useless government house for yourself where else will you have funds to do projects to benefit the masses? He thought he was going to get a second term which he would spend in a mansion while his subjects live in abject squalor, but alas! the masses had the final say. His rival now lives in the mansion he build for himself.
A similar thing happened in Plateau state. Jang had plans to built a big gigantic government house, but he wisely left it until after his first term when he had securely bagged his second term. Jang has spend tens of billions building the white elephant edifice, money that could have been better spend on the masses, but he is no longer looking for re-election.
To finally see the MYSTERY man responsible for denying Fayemi a second term, all Fayemi needs do is stand in front of a mirror.

farooq

“For us anyway, in the last four years, it has been truth, sacrifice with integrity, honour, compassion, commitment to good governance and competence in public office.”

yea,with a university built in ghana with ekiti funds,its damn worth while be of “service” to ekiti state ………………………

BATMOHAMMED

The only mystery is in Soyinka himself. Why would Soyinka question the will of the people of Ekiti State? Is he no longer a believer in democracy or is democracy solely defined by APC victory in Ekiti State? Why is it so difficult for APC to accept the outcome of Ekiti State election, respect the wish of Ekiti people, and let go? Soyinka and Falana have recently been making some undemocratic comments in relation to the outcome of Ekiti elections. Are they now card carrying members of APC?

NigerDelta.

This is 21 century technology age Mr Soyinka, and to what degree is the new Government House known as “Ayoba Villa” in Ado Ekiti beneficial to the Ekiti State people also what happen to the old government state house? OR Fayemi wanna buy the old government house for 5000 naira as do as other clowns that come before him?. In our study, Soyinka and Falana selfish way of reasoning in this age of Nigerians seeking better structure of society are both becoming unreasonable pest to the development.

Kotoyeyin

Where is the govt in Ekiti state, is that Govt house

Ifiok Sampson

I am one that used to respect the Prof’s views and objective stand on national issues especially when it bothers on human right a lot but lately I am beginning to have my doubts about the beloved Prof because he is becoming glaringly partisan. This isn’t good for his image at all. The Prof must realize that he has a reputation–a very big one at that–to protect unlike most of our politicians. And that wining and dining with these politicians will soil that reputation!

Maria

Does he know you exist? You can take your respect and kiss the dusts.

Mbaa Paul

There is no doubt Mr. Falana and Shoyika is not hiding their
partisanship anymore and has shown that whenever or wherever their party apc
win an election it was free and fair and they will not remember such election
was heavily over militarized and the electorate were not intimidated by the
uniformed presence. But when its contrary it was heavily rigged and mystery. Why
not apc encourage these two wise men from the west to come and taste their popularity
like OBJ AND TINUBU at the poll instead of making unnecessary noise and constituting
nuisance and distractions to the populace. Anyway by their fruit we shall know them.

Okey

Prof. Soyinka, please, mystery is mystery. Fayemi came to office through Salamic victory. The elite call that “victory” but we call it “mystery”. Still, if you looked around at that gathering, you would see yourself, Tambuwal and other elites surrounding Fayemi while the common people were restricted to places too distant enough. Ekiti people knew very well that in that “odd” 4 years of his tenure, the masses of Ekiti were far too removed from Fayemi. And on the election day, the masses maintained the same distance Fayemi established between himself and his people. Fayemi’s loss therefore may be a mystery to the elites, certainly, it is not to the ordinary, downtrodden Nigerian.

Ifiok Sampson

My beloved and revered Prof, please do not pitch tent with politicians because they will drag you hard-earned reputation in the mud. Unlike you, majority of our politicians do not have much of a reputation to protect.

It is very simple , FAYEMI is a bit far away from the people he governs. No matter how noble your idea could be , you need to carry along the people you lead. Its never the case of stomach infrastructure as people erroneously put it ,that is the root cause of FAYEMI’S loss at the poll. Ekiti people believe in servant leaders who really know how they feel and cares for what they want.

trulynigerian

I AGREE, BUT IF WE GO BY WHAT THE PEOPLE REALLY WANT THEN DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE AT AT A STANDSTILL BECAUSE THE MASSES WANT PEOPLE TO SHARE CASH.

trulynigerian

BESIDES IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DOLE OUT CASH AND STILL HAVE CASH TO BUILD THE MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED LIKE HOSPITALS ROADS AND SOUND PRIMARY SCHOOLS AT LEAST

This is part of the dynamics of democracy.History is always a causionary tale.Ask yourself this,,why is it that,Winston Churchill was thrown out of 10 downig st,in London,when was the only one who rallied and saved England and democracy from the horror of Hilter,during the second world war?,.Fayemi should have bowed out gracefully.He destroyed his own legacy.Politicans need to learn from what the second president of the United StatesJohn Quency Adams, said about the job of the President,he described it as a “THANKLESS JOB”.Power to the people!It shows that,the voters are the boss.

Ceejay

Prof you never had enough courage to contest in any elective post. You would have received your own mystery. The Ekiti people have spoken, please stop stoking the fire. Peace is what the Ekiti people need now.

mohammed.IS.A.Rapist

Can someone tell me who owns punch media, coz it seems like apc property as delete my comment if i post any positive thing about our government, but they leave my comments anytime i post against the government, i tire for punch o!

emperor

Fayemi was guilty of running a government for the elites among illiterates and they saw him as a problem to their illiteracy instead of a solution to mediocrity.This man was going to improve the quality of education by ensuring teachers are academically qualified.The same people ganged up against him to oust him from government cos fayose doesn’t care if you are sound or not.Your salaries will be prompt and you will be promoted and not demoted like fayemi demoted principals to class room teachers.
No matter what anyone says,fayemi has learnt his lessons trust me.Government is all about integration not isolation no matter the class of the people you govern.No mystery behind the loss.If fashola had contested election after banning okada riders he would has lost out woefully to obanikoro.
Don’t make policies that will turn the masses against you like jonathan is doing at the centre.

greatbiodun

Fayemi has laid a very good development foundation for the people of Ekiti state. Let see what fayose will do

ade okeke

it could be worse still for APC. be sure to keep your umbrella handy. it may even rain by the time the sun comes out. we may have a total eclipse of APC in Nigeria

mike

Who awarded this cultist a noble price?…camellion

Okoko

The last governor that handed over, Peter Obi, gave his hand over note days before his hand over. Can Fayemi, who belongs to a party that brags to do things differently, publish his hand over note for us to see?

Netanyahu

Punch, stop blocking my comments. This is a public sphere. My voice must be heard.

du bist 9ija

Please tell this bunch of left educated fellow in this forum…why wont it be mystery, after attending lecture for 4 year the student of soyinka and co wrote an exam an fail all the subject including a quation about his house, does that show him as “gute oder scheisse” student…if that is soyinka and falana defination of a serious student good for
them…the talk about “stomach infrastructure” and I ask what is the true defination of democracy is it government of the “elit by the elit” or government for the “people by the people” in the so call advance countrie that give this bigot call soyinka his so call Nobel prize a ward they have what the call social system this is simply a way the government reach the people so this bunch of stupid fellow here can call it anything. The election in EKITI is a pure case of YELLOW ENVELOP BY FAYEMI TO THE ELIT against SOCIAL SYSTEM OF FAYOSE TO THE PEOPLE, and the people carry the day so the ELIT in EKITI are not happy cos the pipe, through which the like of Falana and Soyinka are milking EKITI dry is going to be block soon by fayose government simple!!

Sholasholdings Sholasholdings

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF OLD AGE IS NOT HAVING A SERIOUS TELLING ON THE RESPECTED PROF
WE WANT COMPETITION IN OUR POLITICS AT THE CENTER
BUT
PREFER POLITICAL MONOPOLY IN THE POLITICS OF THE SOUTH WEST
FAYEMI IS A GENTLEMAN WITH PASSION FOR HIS PEOPLE
BUT
WHO SAYS HE WAS FULLY IN CHARGE IN EKITI ?
WHO SAYS ANY OF THE APC GOVERNORS IS IN CHARGE
TAKE A LOOK AT THE LIFE STYLE OF TINUBU AND HIS IRAGBIGI CLAN IN LAGOS
YOU WILL UN RAVEL WHAT YOU TERM A MYSTERY
THESE GREEDY BASTARDS LOOT ALL THE TREASURIES OF THE APC CONTROLLED STATES IN THE SOUTH WEST
AND DISPLAY THEIR ILL GOTTEN WEALTH IN A RECKLESS MANNER
IN ONE COMPOUND ALONE, YOU WILL FIND OVER 20 EXOTIC CARS IN CHOICE AREAS OF LAGOS
PROF. INVESTIGATE THE SOURCE OF THEIR WEALTH
– GO THROUGH THE PETITION FILED AGAINST FAYEMI’S ADMINISTRATION AT THE EFCC AND ICPC
FIND OUT WHY TINUBU DID NOT WANT FASHOLA TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM AS GOVERNOR OF LAGOS
INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE INFIGHTING AT OGUN AND OTHER APC CONTROLLED STATES
THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND THAT THE POLITICAL GOD FATHERS/TREASURY LOOTERS MAKE LIFE MISERABLE FOR THESE GOVERNORS
MANY OF THEM WILL BE VOTED OUT BY THE MASSES SOON
DAPO SHOGBOLA,
LAGOS, NIGERIA

reason

To a hungry man, the man on the streets, the man without a job, a man who cannot pay school fees for his children, afford health care, who cannot afford a motor bike, a newly constructed road means nothing. he wants free healthcare, he ants free education, he wants cheap transportation, he wants a job. A new government house means nothing to him. oh wise one, Fayemi lost because he did not do the biding of the majority. He did not attend to the important things first. Fayose was smart enough to promise to address these things and give them a sample first.

tos

That election in ekiti is not REALLY an election? How can someone pool just about 200,000 votes be termed WINNER in a state of 3 million people. Fayose’s vote is even less that what Omisore pooled in Osun and lost. The question should have been, WHY DID ONLY 35% OF THE PEOPLE VOTED. I think INEC should henceforth begin to nullify any election with less that 50% turnout. 35% CAN NEVER BE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER 65% THAT BOYCOTTED THE ELECTION???

Goodluckiloveu

APC members they can glorify themselves that sometimes I begin to wonder if they are from another country. This is how they made us believe that Lagos state is now a paradise. The last time I went to Lagos I was surprise not to see the paradise that I always read on newpapers that Lagos has become. From Oshodi to Satellite town I could not see the paradise or these places not part of Lagos. My question is if Fayemi has done so well as APC trying to make us to believe here why did he lost in almost all the LGA or Ekiti people are so blind not to dictate when there is development. Take for instance in Anambra state and Edo state, their governors did so well in their first tenure which resulted to massive votes that brought them to their second tenure in which Peter Obi has since completed.

donadoni6

the apc governors always work in pages of news papers,all the contractors are from apc and tunubu, u think sonyika thinks he kows better than ekiti peope

Staunchman

Bad looser please go. we voted you out and you must go criminal

manager abiola

he has failed his four fathers,tinubu is yet to recover from the lost of Ekiti,i am sure so many of you guys praising will be ready to protest in court becos i see him facing EFCC

MINT65

The real mystery is the fact that Fayemi claimed to be worth 750 million naira before he became governor. That to me and those who knew Fayemi before he became governor is a mystery

Chiemele

It’s not a mystery to me, a hungry man cannot appreciate bueatiful landscapes, cannot see beyond today into long term development goals. The elites who do are in the minority and mostly don’t vote. Where they do, are easily bullied by the ignorant violent thugs. Greed is another factor exploited by Politicians where they can’t use ethnicity or religion.

Bryan Emadia

Elections are about people. And why the people did not vote him after all that was claimed that he did is most likely that he didn’t connect with the people. It is as simple as that.

Bryan Emadia

You know this kind of thing happens when the governor thinks he is smarter than every other person. And he begins to place in high priority only those things he appraises as such and not what the people want

Bryan Emadia

The problem he had was that he thought he knew what was the best for the people. That the people did not know what was good for them.

preye

Is it true that Prof Soyinka is an APC man ?

Olayeni Akinsulie

We all need a change,if the new Governor failed them another person will be elected . when next NO PERMANENT FRIEND IN POLITICS

Engr Ola

A Yoruba proverb says; “Ti a ba da asiwere da isu oko, yio fi gbogbo re gu’yan je tan”. Meaning; “If we put all the harvests from a yam farm in the hands of the fool, he will finish all on pounded yam and hence there won’t be tubers for the next planting season”. Therefore, Ekiti people cannot afford to put their future in the hands of stomach-infrastructure people hence, all the state common wealth will squandered on raw rice. I think it is better to teach these people how to plant rice and build roads to get these rice to the urban centers rather buying rice from Thailand and sharing to them. The elites could not come out to vote when we have masked security men and thugs harassing people on election day. However, we should try all means to exercise our voting rights else the rice people will continue squandering our wealth rather than engaging in viable economic policies.